Areas of the Middle East and North Africa that were administered by a European power, with a promise and preparation for self-government and future independence were called:.a. colonies. b. townships. c. mandates. d. territories. e. republics.

c. mandates

Explanation:

A mandate is an authority that is granted by the constituency and is representative and thus the concept of the mandates has a legal mandate though the winning the democratic elections and especially with those with a large body or a margin of victory.  And this is expressed as newly elected state government and elected official an implicit mandate ad these African states lime those of the middle east and the north Africa were administered by the Europeans for the self-government and the future independence.